| Here are baseball thoughts and some quotes that | | | | The coach may not always be right, but he's |
| I thought all you youth baseball coaches would | | | | always the coach. |
| appreciate. There are far too many hot dog | | | | When I won I thought I was lucky, but the harder |
| players and coaches in youth baseball today. I | | | | I work, the luckier I got. |
| believe we must honor the game baseball by | | | | Every athlete has problems, the winners handle |
| example. Most of it is just common sense and | | | | theirs. |
| courtesy. I'm not giving you any secret formula | | | | The player who refuses to be beaten is tough to |
| to success. Let's behave like mature adults and | | | | beat. |
| remember we don't have a team full of future | | | | Not always a winner but never a loser. |
| professional baseball players even though others | | | | If you know anyone who has always received a |
| may think otherwise. | | | | fair deal, get a witness- you're seeing a miracle. |
| Everyone on the team must be willing to trade | | | | Repetition is the mother of education. |
| sweat, effort, and sacrifice for success. When | | | | I will get ready and perhaps my chance will come. |
| looking at yourself as a player, the critical. There | | | | Enthusiasm is like a coat of paint- it covers up a |
| are too many egotists among players today. | | | | lot of mistakes. |
| Egotism is the anesthetic which deadens the pain | | | | Little things make big things. |
| of stupidity. | | | | The surest way not to fail is be determined |
| Success is costly. You must exchange something | | | | enough to succeed. |
| solid in yourself for success. | | | | The player who does what he pleases is seldom |
| Concentrate on improving your weaknesses. It is | | | | pleased with what he does. |
| more obvious than your strong points. | | | | When a winner makes a mistake, he says I was |
| No player ever becomes a success by giving up. | | | | wrong. One loser makes a mistake, he says, it |
| Keep trying. | | | | was not my fault. |
| If your coach criticizes you, it indicates that he is | | | | Hustle! You cannot survive without. |
| watching you, so appreciate that. | | | | Enthusiasm and action will overcome fear. |
| Never alibi. Excuses never win games. | | | | The greatest key to success is a good attitude. |
| Be confident. Say to yourself, I can I will, I must. | | | | If You Think You are good, then why not be |
| Be a good team player. Encourage your | | | | better. If you'd think you are better, then be the |
| teammates and cooperate with them. They in | | | | best. |
| turn will do the same. | | | | Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is. |
| Don't yell at the officials or umpires. They are | | | | It takes a cool head to win a hot game. |
| seldom responsible for your success so don't | | | | I will leave you with this, it pertains to more than |
| blame them for your failure. | | | | just baseball. |
| Your conduct, both on the field and off the field | | | | You can never get ahead of someone as long as |
| of, is a true test of you as an individual. It reflects | | | | you are trying to get even with them. |
| your degree of dependability, responsibility, and | | | | Thanks for your time, I hope these quotes, the |
| the extent of your self sacrifice. | | | | ones without quotation marks around them, will |
| Here are some anonymous quotes... | | | | help you get through this long winter waiting for |
| If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, | | | | baseball season start. |
| you haven't done much today. | | | | |